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Coney Wood

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Penny Mayes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.29492, 0.86680

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Augustine CaminoWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Two Creeks Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Whitstable to IwadeWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Swale Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

42 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 183Cycling route
Named routeRef 183National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route27 m
Named routeRef 1Length 27 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route34 m
Named routeRef 1Length 34 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sorry tunnels at Whitehill

📷 Penny Mayes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sorry tunnels at Whitehill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦The site of St Saviour's Abbey, including the remains of an Iron Age farmstead and Faversham Roman villaHistoric site3.4 km→🌱Oare Gunpowder Works Country ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Oare Gunpowder Works Country ParkUrban park3.5 km→✦LEES COURTHistoric site3.8 km→🐄Brogdale Fine FruitsVisitor farm900 m→🌱Syndale Sports and Leisure CentreUrban park1.9 km→

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